Answer: Β C. It was a part of Czechoslovakia where ethnic Germans lived.
Context/explanation:
Under Adolph Hitler and the Nazis, Germany began to seek more territory -- more "living space" for the German people, as Hitler described it. Β One such effort was annexing territory like the Sudentland where the residents were primarily of German ethnicity. Β At first the other nations of Europe tended to allow these actions by Germany. Β A policy of appeasement was signed by the prime ministers of Britain and France with Hitler in Munich in September, 1938. Β They accepted Germany's annexation of the Sudentland as a German territory, including the evacuation of any Czech population from the region. Β Soon after, Germany took over all of Czechoslovakia -- but still the Western powers of Europe were not ready to go to war to stop Germany. Β It was when Poland was invaded and quickly defeated by German blitzkrieg forces, beginning September 1, 1939, that Britain and France determined it was necessary to go to war with Germany. Β This is considered the beginning of World War II in Europe.
